Experimental and theoretical study of the reactions between neutral vanadium oxide clusters and ethane, ethylene, and acetylene

Reactions of neutral vanadium oxide clusters with small hydrocarbons, namely C2H6, C2H4, and C2H2, are investigated by experiment and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Single photon ionization through extreme ultraviolet (EUV, 46.9 nm, 26.5 eV) and vacuum ultraviolet (VUV, 118 nm, 10.5 eV) lasers is used to detect neutral cluster distributions and reaction products. The most stable vanadium oxide clusters VO2, V2O5, V3O7, V4O10, etc. tend to associate with C2H4 generating products V(m)O(n)C2H4. Oxygen-rich clusters VO3(V2O5)(n=0,1,2...), (e.g., VO3, V3O8, and V5O13) react with C2H4 molecules to cause a cleavage of the C=C bond of C2H4 to produce (V2O5)(n)VO2CH2 clusters. For the reactions of vanadium oxide clusters (V(m)O(n)) with C2H2 molecules, V(m)O(n)C2H2 are assigned as the major products of the association reactions. Additionally, a dehydration reaction for VO3 + C2H2 to produce VO2C2 is also identified. C2H6 molecules are quite stable toward reaction with neutral vanadium oxide clusters. Density functional theory calculations are employed to investigate association reactions for V2O5 + C2H(x). The observed relative reactivity of C2 hydrocarbons toward neutral vanadium oxide clusters is well interpreted by using the DFT calculated binding energies. DFT calculations of the pathways for VO3+C2H4 and VO3+C2H2 reaction systems indicate that the reactions VO3+C2H4 --> VO2CH2 + H2CO and VO3+C2H2 --> VO2C2 + H2O are thermodynamically favorable and overall barrierless at room temperature, in good agreement with the experimental observations.     

New iridacyclohexadienes and iridabenzenes by [2+2+1] cyclotrimerization of alkynes and facile interconversion between iridacyclohexadienes and iridabenzenes

Iridabenzenes [Ir[=CHCH=CHCH=C(CH2R)](CH3CN)2(PPh3)2]2+ (R=Ph 4 a, R=p-C6H4CH3 4 b) are obtained from the reactions of H+ with iridacyclohexadienes [Ir[-CH=CHCH=CHC(=CH-p-C6H4R')](CO)(PPh3)2]+ (R'=H 3 a, R'=CH3 3 b), which are prepared from [2+2+1] cyclotrimerization of alkynes in the reactions of [Ir(CH3CN)(CO)(PPh3)2]+ with HC[triple chemical bond]CH and HC[triple chemical bond]CR. Iridabenzenes 4 react with CO and CH3CN in the presence of NEt3 to give iridacyclohexadienes [Ir[-CH=CHCH=CHC(=CHR)](CO)2(PPh3)2]+ (6) and [Ir[-CH=CHCH=CHC(=CHR)](CH3CN)2(PPh3)2]+ (7), respectively. Iridacyclohexadienes 6 and 7 also convert to iridabenzenes 4 by the reactions with H+ in the presence of CH3CN. Alkynyl iridacyclohexadienes [Ir[-CH=CHCH=CHC(=CH-p-C6H4R')](-C[triple chemical bond]CH)(PPh3)2] (8) undergo a cleavage of C[triple chemical bond]C bond by H+/H2O to produce [Ir[-CH=CHCH=CHC(=CH-p-C6H4R')](-CH3)(CO)(PPh3)2] (10) via facile inter-conversion between iridacyclohexadienes and iridabenzenes.     

Ab initio energies and product branching ratios for the O+C3H6 reaction

Intermediate and transition-state energies have been calculated for the O+C3H6 (propene) reaction using the compound ab initio CBS-QB3 and G3 methods in combination with density functional theory. The lowest-lying triplet and singlet potential energy surfaces of the O-C3H6 system were investigated. RRKM statistical theory was used to predict product branching fractions over the 300-3000 K temperature and 0.001-760 Torr pressure ranges. The oxygen atom adds to the C3H6 terminal olefinic carbon in the primary step to generate a nascent triplet biradical, CH3CHCH2O. On the triplet surface, unimolecular dissociation of CH3CHCH2O to yield H+CH3CHCHO is favored over the entire temperature range, although the competing H2CO+CH3CH product channel becomes significant at high temperature. Rearrangement of triplet CH3CHCH2O to CH3CH2CHO (propanal) via a 1,2 H-atom shift has a barrier of 122.3 kJ mol(-1), largely blocking this reaction channel and any subsequent dissociation products. Intersystem crossing of triplet CH3CHCH2O to the singlet surface, however, leads to facile rearrangement to singlet CH3CH2CHO, which dissociates via numerous product channels. Pressure was found to have little influence over the branching ratios under most conditions, suggesting that the vibrational self-relaxation rates for p相似文献   

烯丙基自由基(·C3H5)与氧气(O2)反应机理的理论计算

用量子化学计算方法对CH3CH=·CH与O2气的反应机理进行了理论研究, 在B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) 水平下优化稳定分子结构和寻找过渡态, 并在此构型的基础上, 采用CCSD(T)/6-311G(d,p)方法得到各驻点的高级单点能量. 找到主要路径R(CH3CH=·CH+O2)→m1(trans-CH3CH=CHOO)→m2(形成COO三元环)→m3(C—C键断裂,同时生成CH3CH—O—CHO)→P2(C—O键断裂生成CH3CHO+CHO); 并与C2H3等共轭体系进行了对比.     

CH3CH+* formation from some C3H6O+* isomers according to theory

Dissociations to alkane ions in gas phase ion chemistry are rare and poorly characterized. Therefore, the pathways to CH3CH3+* + CO from *CH2CH2O+=CH2 and some of its isomers are investigated by theory. The pathway found for this reaction is *CH2CH2O+=CH2 --> CH3CH2O+=CH* --> [CH3CH2- -H- -CO]+* --> CH3CH+* + CO. The crucial intermediate in this pathway is the stable hydrogen-bonded ion-neutral complex [CH3CH2- -H- -CO]+*, a species held together by a strong hydrogen bond. CH3CH3+* + CO rather than CH3CH3 + CO+* is formed from *CH2CH2O+=CH2 and other C3H6O+* ions because the former pair is much more stable than the latter. The photoionization appearance energies of CH3CH3+* from CH3CH2CHO+* and from CH3CH2CO2H+* demonstrate that the onsets of these reactions are at to just above their thermochemical thresholds, consistent with the intermediacy of ion-neutral complexes. We also found transition states for interconversion of CH3CH2CHO+* and CH3CH2O+=CH* and transformation of CH3CH2C:=OH+* to CH3CH2CHO+*; the latter reaction occurs by a 1,2-H-shift from O to C.     

CO2 reforming of CH4 on Ni(111): a density functional theory calculation

CO(2) reforming of CH(4) on Ni(111) was investigated by using density functional theory. On the basis of thermodynamic analyses, the first step is CH(4) sequential dissociation into surface CH (CH(4) --> CH(3) --> CH(2) --> CH) and hydrogen, and CO(2) dissociation into surface CO and O (CO(2) --> CO + O). The second step is CH oxygenation into CHO (CH + O --> CHO), which is more favored than dissociation into C and hydrogen (CH --> C + H). The third step is the dissociation of CHO into surface CO and H (CHO --> CO + H). This can explain the enhanced selectivity toward the formation of CO and H(2) on Ni catalysts. It is found that surface carbon formation by the Bouduard back reaction (2CO = C((ads)) + CO(2)) is more favored than by CH(4) sequential dehydrogenation. The major problem of CO(2) reforming of CH(4) is the very strong CO adsorption on Ni(111), which results in the accumulation of CO on the surface and hinders the subsequent reactions and promotes carbon deposition. Therefore, promoting CO desorption should maintain the reactivity and stability of Ni catalysts. The computed energy barriers of the most favorable elementary reaction identify the CH(4) activation into CH(3) and H as the rate-determining step of CO(2) reforming of CH(4) on Ni(111), in agreement with the isotopic experimental results.     

Ab initio methods for reactive potential surfaces

Case studies of ten reactions using a variety of standard electronic structure methods are presented. These case studies are used to illustrate the usefulness and shortcomings of these standard methods for various classes of reactions. Limited comparisons with experiment are made. The reactions studied include four radical-radical combinations, H + CH(3)--> CH(4), CH(3) + CH(3)--> C(2)H(6), H + HCO --> H(2)CO and CH(3) + HCO --> CH(3)CHO, three abstraction reactions, H + HO(2)--> H(2) + O(2), H + HCO --> H(2) + CO and CH(3) + HCO --> CH(4) + CO, a radical-molecule addition, H + HCCH --> C(2)H(3), and two molecular decompositions, H(2)CO --> H(2) + CO and CH(3)CHO --> CH(4) + CO. The electronic structure methods used are DFT, MP2, CCSD(T), QCISD(T), CASSCF, CASPT2, and CAS+1+2+QC.     

Gas-phase reactions of organic radicals and diradicals with ions

Reactions of polyatomic organic radicals with gas phase ions have been studied at thermal energy using a flowing afterglow-selected ion flow tube (FA-SIFT) instrument. A supersonic pyrolysis nozzle produces allyl radical (CH2CHCH2) and ortho-benzyne diradical (o-C6H4) for reaction with ions. We have observed: [CH2CHCH2 + H3O+ --> C3H6+ + H2O], [CH2CHCH2 + HO- --> no ion products], [o-C6H4 + H3O+ --> C6H5+ + H2O], and [o-C6H4 + HO- --> C6H3- + H2O]. The proton transfer reactions with H3O+ occur at nearly every collision (kII approximately with 10(-9) cm3 s(-1)). The exothermic proton abstraction for o-C6H4 + HO- is unexpectedly slow (kII approximately with 10(-10) cm3 s(-1)). This has been rationalized by competing associative detachment: o-C6H4 + HO- --> C6H5O + e-. The allyl + HO- reaction proceeds presumably via similar detachment pathways.     

CO2在Cu表面还原成碳氢化合物的DFT计算研究

应用密度泛函理论（DFT）反应能计算及最小能量路径分析研究了CO2在气相和电化学环境中于Cu(111)单晶表面的还原过程。气相中,CO2还原为碳氢化合物的反应路径可能为：CO2(g) + H* → COOH* → (CO +OH)* → CHO*;CHO + H* → CH2O* → (CH2 + O)*;CH2* + 2H* → CH4或2CH2* → C2H4。整个反应由CO2(g) + H* → COOH* → (CO +OH)*,(CO + H)* → CHO*和CH2O* → (CH2 + O)*等几个步骤联合控制。在-0.50V (vs RHE) 以正的电势下,CO2在Cu(111)表面电化学还原主要形成HCOO-和CO吸附物;随着电势逐渐负移,CO2加氢解离形成CO的反应越来越容易,CO成为主要产物;随电势进一步变负,形成碳氢化合物的趋势逐渐变强。与CO2的气相化学还原不同的是,电化学环境下CO质子化形成的CHO中间体倾向于解离形成CH,而在气相中CHO中间体则倾向于进一步质子化形成CH2O中间体。     

General rules for predicting where a catalytic reaction should occur on metal surfaces: a density functional theory study of C-H and C-O bond breaking/making on flat,stepped, and kinked metal surfaces

To predict where a catalytic reaction should occur is a fundamental issue scientifically. Technologically, it is also important because it can facilitate the catalyst's design. However, to date, the understanding of this issue is rather limited. In this work, two types of reactions, CH(4) <--> CH(3) + H and CO <--> C + O on two transition metal surfaces, were chosen as model systems aiming to address in general where a catalytic reaction should occur. The dissociations of CH(4) --> CH(3) + H and CO --> C + O and their reverse reactions on flat, stepped, and kinked Rh and Pd surfaces were studied in detail. We find the following: First, for the CH(4) <--> Ch(3) + H reaction, the dissociation barrier is reduced by approximately 0.3 eV on steps and kinks as compared to that on flat surfaces. On the other hand, there is essentially no difference in barrier for the association reaction of CH(3) + H on the flat surfaces and the defects. Second, for the CO <--> C + O reaction, the dissociation barrier decreases dramatically (more than 0.8 eV on Rh and Pd) on steps and kinks as compared to that on flat surfaces. In contrast to the CH(3) + H reaction, the C + O association reaction also preferentially occurs on steps and kinks. We also present a detailed analysis of the reaction barriers in which each barrier is decomposed quantitatively into a local electronic effect and a geometrical effect. Our DFT calculations show that surface defects such as steps and kinks can largely facilitate bond breaking, while whether the surface defects could promote bond formation depends on the individual reaction as well as the particular metal. The physical origin of these trends is identified and discussed. On the basis of our results, we arrive at some simple rules with respect to where a reaction should occur: (i) defects such as steps are always favored for dissociation reactions as compared to flat surfaces; and (ii) the reaction site of the association reactions is largely related to the magnitude of the bonding competition effect, which is determined by the reactant and metal valency. Reactions with high valency reactants are more likely to occur on defects (more structure-sensitive), as compared to reactions with low valency reactants. Moreover, the reactions on late transition metals are more likely to proceed on defects than those on the early transition metals.     

Trajectory surface hopping study of the O(3P) + ethylene reaction dynamics

Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) induced intersystem crossing (ISC) has long been believed to play a crucial role in determining the product distributions in the O(3P) + C2H4 reaction. In this paper, we present the first nonadiabatic dynamics study of the title reaction at two center-of-mass collision energies: 0.56 eV, which is barely above the H-atom abstraction barrier on the triplet surface, and 3.0 eV, which is in the hyperthermal regime. The calculations were performed using a quasiclassical trajectory surface hopping (TSH) method with the potential energy surface generated on the fly at the unrestricted B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. To simplify our calculations, nonadiabatic transitions were only considered when the singlet surface intersects the triplet surface. At the crossing points, Landau-Zener transition probabilities were computed assuming a fixed spin-orbit coupling parameter, which was taken to be 70 cm-1 in most calculations. Comparison with a recent crossed molecular beam experiment at 0.56 eV collision energy shows qualitative agreement as to the primary product branching ratios, with the CH3 + CHO and H + CH2CHO channels accounting for over 70% of total product formation. However, our direct dynamics TSH calculations overestimate ISC so that the total triplet/singlet ratio is 25:75, compared to the observed 43:57. Smaller values of SOC reduce ISC, resulting in better agreement with the experimental product relative yields; we demonstrate that these smaller SOC values are close to being consistent with estimates based on CASSCF calculations. As the collision energy increases, ISC becomes much less important and at 3.0 eV, the triplet to singlet branching ratio is 71:29. As a result, the triplet products CH2 + CH2O, H + CH2CHO and OH + C2H3 dominate over the singlet products CH3 + CHO, H2 + CH2CO, etc.     

烯丙基自由基(·C3H5)与一氧化氮(NO)反应势能面的理论研究

在CCSD(T)/6-311G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)+ZPE水平上对反应·CHCHCH3+NO进行了计算, 并建立了其单重态的反应势能面. 在该反应中, 分别找到生成P1(CH3CHO+HCN), P2(CH3CHO+HNC), P3(CH3CN+HCHO), P4(CH3CCH+HNO)的4条产物通道, 其中·CHCHCH3和NO中的氮原子直接连接形成m1(trans-CH3CHCHNO), m1经过顺反异构形成m2(cis-CH3CHCHNO), m2再经过CCNO四元环合, 然后发生环解离, 最后生成产物P1(CH3CHO+HCN)是最可行的产物通道, 其余三条通道为次要产物通道. 该体系中生成P1的反应路径与同类体系·C2H3+NO的主要反应路径相类似, 两者的差别是前者为动力学可行的反应, 而后者为动力学不可行反应, 这使得·CHCHCH3+NO反应比·C2H3+NO反应更具有实际意义.     

Density functional investigation of reaction of borohydride cation BH2+ with propylene

The reactions of BH2+ with propylene (CH2=CHCH3) to form both the adducts BC3H8+ and the H2-elimination products BC3H6+ + H2 have been investigated at the density functional B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) level of theory. It is shown that the electrophilic attacks of BH2+ towards two olefinic carbons of H2C=CHCH3 and two subsequent 1,3-H-shifts may form four low-lying BC3H8+ isomers (with the relative energies in parentheses in kcal/mol): 1 BH2+.CH2CHCH3 (0.0), 1' BH2+.CH3CHCH2 (6.3), 3 BHCH2CH2CH3+ (4.3), and 4 BHCH(CH3)2+ (5.0), respectively. On the other hand, further H2-eliminations may also occur easily between B-C bonds of isomers 1 and 1' and between C-C bonds of isomers 3 and 4 to form two dissociation products (P1) HBCHCHCH3+ + H2 and (P2) HBC(CH3)CH2+ + H2, with H2-elimination from isomer 1 to be energetically most favorable. According to our calculated mechanism, the collisional stabilization processes of low-lying isomers 1, 1', 3, and 4 may compete extensively with their H2-eliminations processes for the title reaction, leading mainly to some linear carborane cations. This study may be helpful for understanding the stereochemical aspects of borohydride cations towards alkylenes.     

Amavadin and other vanadium complexes as remarkably efficient catalysts for one-pot conversion of ethane to propionic and acetic acids

Synthetic amavadin Ca[V{ON[CH(CH(3))COO](2)}(2)] and its models Ca[V{ON(CH(2)COO)(2)}(2)] and [VO{N(CH(2)CH(2)O)(3)}], in the presence of K(2)S(2)O(8) in trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), exhibit remarkable catalytic activity for the one-pot carboxylation of ethane to propionic and acetic acids with the former as the main product (overall yields up to 93 %, catalyst turnover numbers (TONs) up to 2.0 x 10(4)). The simpler V complexes [VO(CF(3)SO(3))(2)], [VO(acac)(2)] and VOSO(4) are less active. The effects of various factors, namely, C(2)H(6) and CO pressures, time, temperature, and amounts of catalyst, TFA and K(2)S(2)O(8), have been investigated, and this allowed optimisation of the process and control of selectivity. (13)C-labelling experiments indicated that the formation of acetic acid follows two pathways, the dominant one via oxidation of ethane with preservation of the C--C bond, and the other via rupture of this bond and carbonylation of the methyl group by CO; the C--C bond is retained in the formation of propionic acid upon carbonylation of ethane. The reactions proceed via both C- and O-centred radicals, as shown by experiments with radical traps. On the basis of detailed DFT calculations, plausible reaction mechanisms are discussed. The carboxylation of ethane in the presence of CO follows the sequential formation of C(2)H(5) (*), C(2)H(5)CO(*), C(2)H(5)COO(*) and C(2)H(5)COOH. The C(2)H(5)COO(*) radical is easily formed on reaction of C(2)H(5)CO(*) with a peroxo V catalyst via a V{eta(1)-OOC(O)C(2)H(5)} intermediate. In the absence of CO, carboxylation proceeds by reaction of C(2)H(5) (*) with TFA. For the oxidation of ethane to acetic acid, either with preservation or cleavage of the C-C bond, metal-assisted and purely organic pathways are also proposed and discussed.     

Pd催化甲醇裂解制氢的反应机理

基于密度泛函理论(DFT), 研究了甲醇在Pd(111)面上首先发生O—H键断裂的反应历程(CH3OH(s)→CH3O(s)+H(s)→CH2O(s)+2H(s)→CHO(s)+3H(s)→CO(s)+4H(s)). 优化了裂解过程中各反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物的几何构型, 获得了反应路径上各物种的吸附能及各基元反应的活化能数据. 另外, 对甲醇发生C—O键断裂生成CH3(s)和OH(s)的分解过程也进行了模拟计算. 计算结果表明, O—H键的断裂(活化能为103.1 kJ·mol-1)比C—O键的断裂(活化能为249.3 kJ·mol-1)更容易; 甲醇在Pd(111)面上裂解的主要反应历程是: 甲醇首先发生O—H键的断裂, 生成甲氧基中间体(CH3O(s)), 然后甲氧基中间体再逐步脱氢生成CO(s)和H(s). 甲醇发生O—H键断裂的活化能为103.1 kJ·mol-1, 甲氧基上脱氢的活化能为106.7 kJ·mol-1, 两者均有可能是整个裂解反应的速控步骤.     

The products of the thermal decomposition of CH3CHO

We have used a heated 2 cm × 1 mm SiC microtubular (μtubular) reactor to decompose acetaldehyde: CH(3)CHO + Δ → products. Thermal decomposition is followed at pressures of 75-150 Torr and at temperatures up to 1675 K, conditions that correspond to residence times of roughly 50-100 μs in the μtubular reactor. The acetaldehyde decomposition products are identified by two independent techniques: vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectroscopy (PIMS) and infrared (IR) absorption spectroscopy after isolation in a cryogenic matrix. Besides CH(3)CHO, we have studied three isotopologues, CH(3)CDO, CD(3)CHO, and CD(3)CDO. We have identified the thermal decomposition products CH(3) (PIMS), CO (IR, PIMS), H (PIMS), H(2) (PIMS), CH(2)CO (IR, PIMS), CH(2)=CHOH (IR, PIMS), H(2)O (IR, PIMS), and HC≡CH (IR, PIMS). Plausible evidence has been found to support the idea that there are at least three different thermal decomposition pathways for CH(3)CHO; namely, radical decomposition: CH(3)CHO + Δ → CH(3) + [HCO] → CH(3) + H + CO; elimination: CH(3)CHO + Δ → H(2) + CH(2)=C=O; isomerization∕elimination: CH(3)CHO + Δ → [CH(2)=CH-OH] → HC≡CH + H(2)O. An interesting result is that both PIMS and IR spectroscopy show compelling evidence for the participation of vinylidene, CH(2)=C:, as an intermediate in the decomposition of vinyl alcohol: CH(2)=CH-OH + Δ → [CH(2)=C:] + H(2)O → HC≡CH + H(2)O.     

Theoretical Study of Reaction Mechanism of 1-Propenyl Radical with NO

The reaction system of 1-propenyl radical with NO is an ideal model for studying the intermolecular and intramolecular reactions of complex organic free radicals containing C=C double bonds. On the basis of the full optimization of all species with the Gaussian 98 package at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level, the reaction mechanism was elucidated extensively using the vibrational mode analysis. There are seven reaction pathways and five sets of small molecule end products: CH2O+CH3CN, CH2CHCN+H2O, CH3CHO+HCN, CH3CHO+HNC, and CH3CCH+HNO. The channel of C3H5￠+NO→ IM1→TS1→IM2→TS2→IM3→TS3→CH3CHO+HCN is thermodynamically most favorable.     

Photodissociation dynamics of vinyl fluoride (CH2CHF) at 157 and 193 nm: Distributions of kinetic energy and branching ratios

Using photofragment translational spectroscopy and tunable vacuum-ultraviolet ionization, we measured the time-of-flight spectra of fragments upon photodissociation of vinyl fluoride (CH2CHF) at 157 and 193 nm. Four primary dissociation pathways--elimination of atomic F, atomic H, molecular HF, and molecular H2--are identified at 157 nm. Dissociation to C2H3 + F is first observed in the present work. Decomposition of internally hot C2H3 and C2H2F occurs spontaneously. The barrier heights of CH2CH --> CHCH + H and cis-CHCHF --> CHCH + F are evaluated to be 40+/-2 and 44+/-2 kcal mol(-1), respectively. The photoionization yield spectra indicate that the C2H3 and C2H2F radicals have ionization energies of 8.4+/-0.1 and 8.8+/-0.1 eV, respectively. Universal detection of photoproducts allowed us to determine the total branching ratios, distributions of kinetic energy, average kinetic energies, and fractions of translational energy release for all dissociation pathways of vinyl fluoride. In contrast, on optical excitation at 193 nm the C2H2 + HF channel dominates whereas the C2H3 + F channel is inactive. This reaction C2H3F --> C2H2 + HF occurs on the ground surface of potential energy after excitation at both wavelengths of 193 and 157 nm, indicating that internal conversion from the photoexcited state to the electronic ground state of vinyl fluoride is efficient. We computed the electronic energies of products and the ionization energies of fluorovinyl radicals.     

Electronic structure and conformation properties of halogen-substituted acetyl acrylic anhydrides, CX3C(O)OC(O)CH═CH2 (X = H, F, or Cl)

Acetyl acrylic anhydride (CH(3)C(O)OC(O)CHCH(2)) and its halogen-substituted derivatives (CF(3)C(O)OC(O)CHCH(2) and CCl(3)C(O)OC(O)CHCH(2)) were prepared by the heterogeneous reaction of gaseous CH(2)═CHC(O)Cl with CX(3)C(O)OAg (X = H, F, or Cl). The molecular conformations and electronic structure of these three compounds were investigated by HeI photoelectron spectroscopy, photoionization mass spectroscopy, FT-IR, and theoretical calculations. They were theoretically predicted to prefer the [ss-c] conformation, with each C═O bond syn with respect to the opposite O-C bond and the C═C bond in cis orientation to the adjacent C═O bond. The experimental first vertical ionization potential for CH(3)C(O)OC(O)CHCH(2), CF(3)C(O)OC(O)CHCH(2), and CCl(3)C(O)OC(O)CHCH(2) was determined to be 10.91, 11.42, and 11.07 eV, respectively. In this study, the rule of the conformation properties of anhydride XC(O)OC(O)Y was improved by analyzing the different conformations of anhydrides with various substitutes.     

A temperature-dependent relative-rate study of the OH initiated oxidation of n-butane: the kinetics of the reactions of the 1- and 2-butoxy radicals

The kinetics of the reactions of 1-and 2-butoxy radicals have been studied using a slow-flow photochemical reactor with GC-FID detection of reactants and products. Branching ratios between decomposition, CH3CH(O*)CH2CH3 --> CH3CHO + C2H5, reaction (7), and reaction with oxygen, CH3CH(O*)CH2CH3+ O2 --> CH3C(O)C2H5+ HO2, reaction (6), for the 2-butoxy radical and between isomerization, CH3CH2CH2CH2O* --> CH2CH2CH2CH2OH, reaction (9), and reaction with oxygen, CH3CH2CH2CH2O* + O2 --> C3H7CHO + HO2, reaction (8), for the 1-butoxy radical were measured as a function of oxygen concentration at atmospheric pressure over the temperature range 250-318 K. Evidence for the formation of a small fraction of chemically activated alkoxy radicals generated from the photolysis of alkyl nitrite precursors and from the exothermic reaction of 2-butyl peroxy radicals with NO was observed. The temperature dependence of the rate constant ratios for a thermalized system is given by k7/k6= 5.4 x 10(26) exp[(-47.4 +/- 2.8 kJ mol(-1))/RT] molecule cm(-3) and k9/k8= 1.98 x 10(23) exp[(-22.6 +/- 3.9 kJ mol(-1))/RT] molecule cm(-3). The results agree well with the available experimental literature data at ambient temperature but the temperature dependence of the rate constant ratios is weaker than in current recommendations.